September 09, 2015

5 BEAUTY PRODUCTS I'M CURRENTLY LOVING

September 09, 2015/ Laura Liira

It's been awhile since I've done a beauty post. Between my birchbox subscription and my addiction to Sephora, I try a lot of beauty products! And lately I've been trying products I really, really like so I decided to share those with you!

1. Nars Velvet Matte Lip Pencil in Cruella // This lip pencil was in the Sephora birthday present this year and oh my goodness, I LOVE IT. The colour is a rich, deep red and the texture is sooo smooth! It lasts pretty long as well.

2. Stila Stay All Day Liquid Eyeliner // Courtney introduced me to this guy and I am so glad she did because it's doing wonders for my cat eye game! This is the year I'm mastering the cat eye!

3. Boscia Thermal Black Cleanser // I received this in a Sephora gift last month and it is one heck of a good cleanser. It's very different than any other cleanser I've used as it is black and it heats up on your skin!

4. Amika Undone Texture Spray // I got this baby in last month's birchbox and I am loooving it. I use it after I wash my hair and want a bit of texture. It's kinda like a dry shampoo but more of a volume spray. It's fun and I'm definitely buying it!

5. Vita Liberata Self Tanning Night Moisture Mask // Last month as I was looking to buy the St. Tropez self tanner from Sephora I found out that they no longer carried it! I was bummed but the girl gave me a sample of this guy. I used it and loved it! Basically you put it on before you go to bed and you wake up with a tan :) I was going to buy it when I used up my sample but when I opened up my birchbox, this guy was inside!

So that's what I'm digging lately! But I would love to hear from you! What products are you loving lately?

stay gold friend,
laura

September 08, 2015

SUMMER IN PHOTOS

September 08, 2015/ Laura Liira

Oh summer 2015, you were a good one. You were full of adventures and rest as well. You were full of books and music and camping and sun and beach days and ice cream (maybe a little too much, but that's okay....) and parties and love.

I had lots of fun watching my man play with Towers & Tree this summer....bonus: other band wives/gfs are so lovely!

Apparently, I ate A LOT of amazing food this summer.....bbqs....ice cream...tacos..mmmmmmm

Thanks Summer 2015 for being so dang good. And now here's to a fantastic fall full of even more goodness!

XO,
laura

September 07, 2015

HAPPY LABOUR DAY!

September 07, 2015/ Laura Liira

Happy long weekend everybody! Hope you are having a good one! We had a great one around here. On Saturday night, we had a big ol family birthday dinner for my sister and I. It was so fun to gather with family (mine & James!) and eat a tooooooon of food (my pops bought 17 steaks and chicken and pork...!!!) Today James and I are heading to Saanich Fair...fingers crossed for sunny weather!

Happy labour day!

XO,
laura

September 04, 2015

HELLO WEEKEND

September 04, 2015/ Laura Liira

Happy Friday everyone! Hope you had a great week!!! Mine has been jam packed with all the fall planning in the church but it's soooo much fun! BUT I had a moment to slow down when I had my first Pumpkin Spice Latte of the season!!! They haven't officially launched yet but if you're a gold member, they emailed out a pass for you to access them all this weekend. #BOOYAH

Our weather has been SOO COLD this week. We even turned on our heat the other night. It sure feels like fall and that means I'm wanting all the boots and scarves
like these ones and this one please.
Oh and I picked up this lipstick the other night...I'm soooo fall ready!

Beach House released a new album ON MY BIRTHDAY.
Thanks Beach House for such a wonderful present :)

Speaking of my birthday...did you see my 20 goals for my last year as a 20 something?

I so loved Joy the Baker's recent article on Instagram use. I was all over the "being generous with likes". Seriously, why are you following someone if you never "like" their photos???!!!!
(Ps. find me on instagram here)

For all you fall planners out there, I made you a printable September calendar!

Hope you have a great weekend!

xo, laura

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September 02, 2015

OUR ANNIVERSARY AT THE DELTA OCEAN POINTE RESORT

September 02, 2015/ Laura Liira

Last week James and I celebrated three years of marriage! (I blogged about it here) We were very lucky to have celebrated it in a top notch way. So remember way back in February when we won that Mayfair instagram contest? Well part of the prize was a night at the Delta Hotel with a couple's massage and dinner at Lure restaurant. So obvs we wanted to redeem it right away but we were patient and waited until our anniversary and I am oh so glad we did.

At check in, the amazing desk agent, upgraded us to a room with a gorgeous view (that first photo was from our window!!) I cannot rave enough about the staff at the Delta. Everyone went above and beyond to make our stay incredible!!

After we checked into our room, we headed down to the spa for our couple's massage. One hour of pure bliss...oh my goodness!!! After we got back from our massage we discovered some little sweets in our room...once again Delta being amazing :)

Post massage, we walked to lower Johnson (super great shopping in Victoria!!) for some coconut lattes from Hey Happy and jeans from Still Life (for James not me...I have my sights set on these ones from Aritzia..lol) After we got back we went for a swim in the pool and then got ready for our dinner at their restaurant, Lure.

We had the pleasure of eating at Lure before so I was pretty excited. We had a window table with a gorgeous view of the inner harbour. The patio is good vibes everywhere with their fire pit and outdoor lights BTW.

The food was SOOO INCREDIBLE. To start James had maple glazed pork ribs and I had a combination of the charcuterie and cheese plate...obvs we were all over sharesies! I picked the halibut for my main and James picked steak with prawns (obvs!) And dessert...OH MY GOSH dessert. We shared this delicious ice cream sandwich that had homemade cookies with whisky ice cream and balsamic cherries AND the Bernard Callebaut pot de la creme....I still dream about that chocolate pot.